The Cliff

by David R. Slavitt

John Smith is an imminent historian, secure in his well-paid position as an endowed professor at a major university. Any day he expects a favorable reply to his application for a residency at the Villa Sfrondata, a foundation-supported colony for artists and intellectuals on the banks of Italy's Lake Como, where he hopes to finish work on a study of Mussolini

John Smith--the other John Smith--is a bitter and failed novelist, an adjunct...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807117811
• ISBN13: 9780807117811
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 9.3"